IN 1991 AMERICAN audiences had an introduction to Xhosa, one of South Africa’s most click-filled languages, when Miriam Makeba (pictured) appeared on “The Cosby Show”. When the celebrated South ...
Xhosa is known affectionately as the "click click language." — -- The "Black Panther" movie is winning attention for breaking Hollywood norms through its almost entirely black cast and crew, ...
Percy Mabandu: Congratulations on your recently released record, Sankofa. You've had a few performances since it was released. What have been your impressions of how it's been received? Especially ...
The beautiful thing about history is that it can help us develop a more complex understanding of the things we consider natural in our daily lives. People like to believe that their languages have ...
Brooklyn-based musician XHOSA's music, much like the city where she hails from, is a melting pot of sound. Her use of '90s R&B and soul as a reference is evident on her latest single "Let Me Go," ...